Strawbsodwyer

In the 2006 draft we had a choice out of chip (pick 12) or jack reiwoldt (pick 13), Even considering jack's 10 goals and that we need a key forward I would still take chip any day of the week, the guy is an out and out star.

Totally agree, what kind of morale are we building for blokes in casey when underforming demons players are not held accountable, dropping him should be seen as part of his learning. He should only be selected again when he has a couple of standout games, not just the one.

whats going on with warnock? dropped because of carlton's pace in the forward line? would that thought rivers would have been the first to get chopped.

I still remember this clown kelly on a friday night at the G it might have been 2006, (it was the day in the wet when we won when davey kicked the goal from the boundary) when he blantly wanted to avoid body contact right near the players interchange we won the ball as a result the effort was one of the softest I have seen. He would be an ordinary player at any other side.

will be very intresting to see how he goes this week, I would imagine he will get taylor who is a very good player, if he holds his own it will be wondeful for his confidence.

spencer in, bad call

This is a crunch game, we have a very hard next few weeks, we can't afford to lose this game, that is why I am not happy with giving wona what appears to be a charity game, he does not deserve selection and I am totally against giving someone a game because it is in Darwin and is indegineous round. As Gotch said, Wona's second half was quiet which attests to someone who is not match fit at the moment, Wona needs to earn his selection.

with bate and petterd out our forward line looks very thin.

never again should he be on the footy show or any footy show for that matter. Media street does not sit well with Colin.

can anyone please confirm how jack watts did in his 20m sprints at draft camp? he just did not appear to have a second gear in terms of speed but I do recall him being one of the quickest at draft camp. Maybe the extra size has slowed him or its just maybe a case of asthetically looking not that fast when he actually is.

with all the scuttlebutt about wattsy I am surprised that there is not a rumour that he was with garry ablett at the logies. I, amongst others, sponsor the kid, unless he is full of BS he is genuine in his desire to make the grade and is genuinely frustrated that he has had a few setbacks with injury. He is a good kid and will make it in the AFL.

they will come out fired up, we should tread wearily if we are up at 1/4 time we should run over them but I anticipate they will start well.

I get so annoyed with Bailey when the other team gets a bit of a run on, i.e three goals he immediatly puts someone loose in the backline, it is akin to raising the white flag. When we don't have any big targets up forward I would have thought the worse situation would be to have 5 on 6. Further the slow ball movement by overuse of handpasses means by the time we actually get it forward they have flooded. And putting grimes as a tagger on hodge for a bit was just plain stupid, let him be damaging. After saturday I am keen to get rid of bailey, I hope I am proven wrong.

maybe now he has sorted out the financials maybe he can concentrate on telling BP to get another key forward to the club.

he is a bit too loose down back for my liking and his decision making is poor at times, but if he can produce what he did against west coast last year on a more consistent basis then we have a player. At this stage am getting much more excited about trengove.

someone is having a lend of us, because at a function last week watts said that it was his quad that was the problem and he would only be 1-2 weeks away.

Spot on. I find it disturbing that we may be relying on Jamar and Martin up forward. Jamar should be in the ruck and martin in my opinion is not capable. I really wish we drafted some key tall forwards in the last couple of years so we would have some depth in this area. Looks like Garland will be playing back.

This topic has probarly been done before but I would like to rehash it, After hearing him speak last week he has leadership written all over him, loves the club and a player who looks like he will have a fantastic career, think he would be a great choice for the next captain. Might be too much of a burden but I think he could handle it.

jetta's reason might be the fact that he was rubbish. do not think he would be close to making our best 22 if wona and maric are playing well.

after hearing him speak last night I have no doubt our CHF will be jack, he seems really annoyed with last year and his injuries this year and he is very very keen to get out there and show his stuff. According to Garland who was also at the night he has been training with the backs but he said he would be happy to play anywhere. The way that he was talking I think he will be down back.

what is our game style? I still don't know all I can see if overuse of the football. I was surprised to see we had players behind the ball at the start of the game, makes it very diffucult to put scores on the board and be direct with the football.

The suggestion was only for this year and would only be for a couple of games. You are right we don't pick number 1's to be taggers. But we should ensure that they obtain the best development and expirence espically in their first year and this, in my opinion, could form part of his development.

This would only be for his first year but here are some points - He has the engine to go with the best in the AFL. - Has the capacity to find his own ball in tight situations - Possess the commitment and competiveness to ensure he does a good job - Would be a great learning experience in discovering what it takes to be the best in the AFL - If Dunn is going to take permenant position on the forward line we don't really have a stopper apart from junior mac

2010 Ladder position and record: 12th / 8wins 14losses B & F Winner: Colin Sylvia Most Brownlow Votes: Colin Sylvia Most Rising Star Votes: Jack Trengove Most Improved: Bennell Our 5 most important players at the end of the season will be: Sylvia, Frawley, Morton, Davey, Benell 2010 Premier: Saints Wooden Spoon: Port Brownlow: Judd Coleman: Pavlich Slider: Western Bulldogs

Bail- That he can play senior football Batram- That he is worth another contract Bate- He can be a top 5 player at the club and a 30+ goalkicker Bennell- He has the attributes to be the next andrew mcleod as a lot of people have said Blease- He can get over his leg injury and maintain his pace Bruce- He can still play an important role and that he is a strong leader Davey- That he is able to move into the midfield and successfully break a hard tag Dunn- He is able to cement his spot in the side and that he can call a position his own Fitzpatrick- That he has the ability to play as a key stand alone full forward. (presumably as casey) Frawley- Can he take the next step and be an elite backmen Garland- Can he get over his injury and that he can show ability as a full forward Gawn- That he can get over his injury Green- Same as bruce Grimes- That he can make the transition to the midfield Gysbert- That he has the talent to be a future tall mid for the demons Jamar- That he can get over his injury and show that he deserves to be the demons #1 ruckman Jetta- He can be our small forward who can kick some goals Johnson- That he deserves a spot on our list Jones- That he can cover the loss of mclean and that his foot skills are up to AFL standard Jurrah- That his first year was not a fluke McDonald James- That he can still play a role for the demons in 2010 McDonald Joel- He has the ability to play that quaterback role for the demons McNamara- That he is able to play at AFL level Maric- Same as Jetta Martin- That he is still showing signs of improvement and that he can play a major role in the ruck Miller- That his kicking for goal has improved and that he is able to provide a consistent contest in the forward line Maloney- Same as Jones and that he can stay injury free for another year Morton- That he can consistently play at a good to elite level in the AFL Rivers- That he has the capacity to be adaptable in playing on either a tall and mid sized forward Petterd- He can become an important player in our forward line and he can maintain his defensive pressure. Scully- That he has the ability to be a future star at melbourne. Strauss- That he has the ability to be in the senior side. Sylvia- That he can play at an elite level consistently Spencer- That he can step up and fight to be our number 1 ruckman Trengove- Same as Scully Tapscott- He has the capacity to be guy who we could rely upon to bob up and kick 2-3 goals a game Warnock- He is able to compete and beat some quality key forwards Watts- Same as scully and trengove Woonameri- That 08 was not a fluke and that he is able to get over injury Sorry to those players who I missed but they are my thoughts. I am sure plenty of you will disagree and am happy to hear your views.